I normally try to keep my conservator-life separate from my art-life but
I do feel the need to inject a word of warning here.

Any self adhesive material will degrade over time.

Double sided tapes, ph neutral or not are no exception. "Archival" is a
marketing term that has little to no relation to the properties of a
product over its lifetime.

I have seen far too many beautiful works destroyed by these tapes.

I just finished treating an album where someone used "archival double
sided tape" to adhere the photos to the pages. The adhesive was on a
Japanese paper substrate and over the past few years the adhesive had
migrated into the surrounding paper like a horrible oil stain, the works
are ruined and there is nothing to be done about it AND the adhesive
didn't even work as the images were falling off. I have also seen these
tapes seep though clay coated litho stock. If I could post images I
would.

Please be careful! In the long run the adhesives used for centuries are
the ones we know will last.

Lee

>Annie,
>Almost all of the intaglio pieces in my show (which opens Friday and
>I'm not ready) have been adhered to Western print paper with a
>product that is like double sided tape and ph neutral. I learned of
>it from Yugi Hiratsuka who uses it in all of his work. If you are
>interested let me know off line and I will look it up and tell you
>where to order it. It would work perfectly for piecing work together
>if you end up printing in sections.
>
>Cheers ~
>Sharri
>
>PS
>You can view the new work at www.northbankartistsgallery.com
>All of my work on that site is part of the show opening on Friday
>

Speaking of exchanges where is exchange #33, three colors, 3 blocks??? I
will be leaving for my 6 months in mexico in a few weeks and thought I would
at least get to see them before i leave. It was supposed to be completed
August 1st. Heard an update some weeks back but still no prints???
Marilynn

As some of you seem to know Michael Schneider from the Southern Graphics
Conference, and now that he and I were in an exhibition in Sweden which is
linked to the book Printmaking at the Edge, I thought that you might be
interested to see the Flickr pool of images linked to that exhibition.

I think the exhibition is still on if any of you happen to be going in the
direction of Falun in Sweden

I haven't done an exchange yet, but like the tall
tales/storytelling/fairytales theme. Perhaps this is a good way to get my
feet wet with editions. :)

And if you haven't had a chace to check it out yet, take a peek at the
progress on the Periodic Table Printmaking Project:http://home.comcast.net/~clarksbarn/periodic/elements.html
I have fewer than 20 left to receive in my hot little hands and then can
start submitting it to places. (Ideas or suggestions welcomed!)

If the subject is still up for voting: how about "Map" (or "Maps"). Could be interpreted in several ways, either incorporating a map into the print (Annie Bissett would have a head start here should she decide to sign up:) or images derived from actual maps.

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